English Explanatory Dictionary

Wheaton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States.
noun
  1. A unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːtən/ /ˈʍiːtən/

Word forms

Wheaton Wheatons Whedon

Etymology

Named after Wil Wheaton, and coined by John Kovalic in the webcomic Dork Tower in 2009.

Derived words

Wheaton Aston milliwheaton
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